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F. B. SMITH. CLOTHES WRINGER ATTACHMENT APPLICATION FILED NOV. 27' 1917- 1,307,217.

Patented June 17, 1919.

considerable inconvenience.

FRAIN K B. SMITH, OF'MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS.

CLOTHES-WRINGER ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent. .lPatentqgd June 17 ,1131319,

Application filed November 27. 1917.. Serial No. 204.182.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, FRANK B. SMITH, citizen of the United States, residing at Maywood, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-Wringer Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes wringer attachments, and one of the objects of the same is to provide an improved device of this character which is adapted to be readily attached to wringers by means of which attachment the clothes may be readily and conveniently supplied to the rolls, without endangering the fingers or hand of the operator.

A further object is to provide an improved device of this character embodying an endless conveyer belt adapted to be passed between the wringer rolls and to extend on opposite sides thereof, and to which belt a traveling movement is adapted to be imparted by the friction of the wringer rolls thereon.

Heretofore in devices of this character considerable difliculty has been experienced in that the conveyer belt becomes twisted so that it will not run smoothly, thereby causing great annoyance and oftentimes To overcome these difficulties and objections and to provide an improved device of this character, having means whereby the conveyer belt will be maintained fiat and held straight against any twisting, folding or wrinkling action, is another object of the present invention.

A further object is to provide improved means whereby this device may be readily and detachably applied to a drain board of any wringer, within certain limits, and having means whereby the tension of the conveyer belt may be varied at will.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects as will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in substantially the construction, combination and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention, and in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of an improved device-of this character, constructed in accordance with the principles of this invention, showing the same applied to a Referring'more particularly to the draw- 1 ing, the numeral 10 designates a drain board of a wringer and the numerals 11 and 12 designate the wringer rolls between which one end of an endless flexible band 13 is adapted to pass. This band may be .constructed of any suitable material such as fabric or the like andis of a width substan tially equal to the length of the active portions of the wringer rolls 11, 12. This endless belt passes over pulleys or rollers 14, 15 and when in position,'th e other run of the endless belt will pass beneath the lower .wringer roll. Each of the rollers 14, 15

' are provided with suitable trunnions 16 sefrom the head so that when the trunnion.

is fastened in position, the collar 11' will maintain a headed "end 18 projecting beyond the end of the roller. Obviously any .form of trunnion may be employed. Each of' the rollers 14, 15 is supported at its ends in suitable bearings and arranged adjacent each end of the roller is a suitable supporting structure embodying a main portion 19, one end of which is shaped to form an upwardly projecting portion 20 having a series of open slots or recesses 21, forming bearings into which the trunnions are adapted to be inserted and these bearings 21 are arranged preferably above each other so that the position of the roller may be varied with respect-to the drain board 10. This will permit the device to be accommodated to wringers of different sizes.

Cooperating with the main member 19 of the support is another member 22 having similar open bearings 23 and is connected with the main member by means of a suitable pivot 24. The free end of the member 22 projects for a short distance beyond the pivot as at 25 and the end 26 of the main screw is adjusta ly mounted in the end 26 of the member 19 and the free end of the screw abuts the end 25 of the member 22,

. so that by adjusting the screw 27 the memand recesses 32 will cooperate to hold the her 22 will be moved about its pivot and thereby the tension of the endless'band 13 .may be varied.

This device is adapted to be removably secured to the drain board 10in any suitable manner, such as by means of fastening hooks 28 which pass through suitable slots 29 in the member 19 and have a threaded extremity adapted to receive a nut 30. The slots 29 permit the fastening hooks 28 to be adjusted to accommodate them to drain boards of different widths.

With this improved construction, it will be manifest that the device being supported by the drain board, the whole mechanismcan be tilted in one direction or the other according to the adjustment of the drain board and inasmuch as the wringer rolls have frictional contact with one run of the endless belt, the belt will be driven by the wringer rolls is reversed or changed, it. is obvious that the drain'board may be shifted which will correspondingly shift the attachment.

v.Inbrder to hold the band 13 flat and prevent the same from twisting, wrinkling or buckling during the operation, which would seriously interfere with its operation, suitable means have been provided to that end, and constitute primarily a reinforcing rib 31 which may be constructed of any suitable materiaL'and one 'ofthese ribs is preferably incased in a portion of the band to extend along the edges thereof and is of greater thickness than the band. The rollers 14, 15 are provided with circumferential recesses 32. adapted to receive these ribs.

It will thus be manifest that the ribs 31 hand at all times straight and flat.

This improved device is adapted to be at tached to any form of wringer but is particularly advantageous with power wringers.

In use, the articles which are to pass between the wringer rolls 11, 12 are placed upon the endless band 13, and as the wringer rolls rotate, the band 13 willbe operated or causedto travel so that the articles will be moved toward the wringer rolls. This will protect the fingers and hands of the operator as it is not necessary for the operator to feed the articles to the rolls 11, 12. All that is necessary is to place them upon the endless band and they will be carried forward to the rolls by the operation of the band.

of the invention is provided as an additional means for holding the belt or'band 13 flat.

may be also manufactured as a shown in Fig. 5 the lower wringer roll 12 is provided with a recess 34 into which the ribs 31 project and travel, and in this form The band 13 is preferably formed byrsecuring the ends of-the element together in any suitable manner and with any suitable fastening means, so as to permit this device to be readily applied to wringers now manu factured, but it is obvious that the band continuous or endless band.

Whatis claimed as new is I 1 A clothes wringer attachment, embody ing an endlessflexible band, means for supporting said band from the wringer drain board and embodying spaced rollers over which the band travelsysaid rollers being adapted to be located on opposite sides of the wringer rolls, one of the runs of the said band. passing between ,the' wringer rolls whereby the 'band will be driven by the friction of the wringer rolls, and cooperating means on the band and the first recited rollers intermediate the ends of said rollers for maintaining-the said band against twisting 51nd wrinkling duringfthe travel of the 2. A clothes wringer attachment, embodying an endless flexible band,'means for supporting said band from the wringer draln board and embodying spaced rollers over which the band-travels, said rollers being adapted to be located on opposite sides of the wringer rolls, one of the runs of the said band passing between the-wringer rolls whereby the band will be driven by the friction of the wringer rolls,'cooperating means on the band and the first recited rollers intermediate the ends of the rollers for maintaining the said band against twistin and wrinkling during the travel of the ban and means for varying at will the tension of the whereby the band will be driven by the frictionof the wringer rolls, means extending lengthwise of the band for maintaining the a band straight, and means on the rollers cooperating with the last recited means.

4. A clothes wringer attachment embody ing an endless flexible band, means for supporting said band from the wringer dram board and embodying spaced rollers over which the band travels, said rollers being adapted to be located on opposite sides of jecting beyond the surface of the band, andgrooves in the rollers intermediate the ends of the latter and in which grooves the said reinforcing means projects to maintain the band fiat and straight during its travel.

5. A clothes wringer attachment embody- -ing an endless flexible band, rollers over which thebandtravels, cooperating means on the band and rollers intermediate the ends of the rollers for maintaining the band flat and straight while traveling, one run of the band passing between the wrmger rolls to be driven thereby, means for supporting the attachmentfrom the wringer drain board and embodying supporting means for the band rollers whereby the attachment will be shiftable with the drain board. and means for varying the tension of the said band.

6. A clothes wringer attachment embodying an endless flexible band, rollers over which the band travels,cooperating means on the band and rollers intermediate the ends of the rollers for maintaining the band fiat and straight while traveling. one run of the band passing between the wringer rolls to be driven thereby. means for supporting the attachment from the wringer drain board and embodying supporting means for the band rollers. and means whereby the rollers may be adjusted with respect to the supporting means and the wringer drain board.

T. A wringer attachment embodying a support. said support embodying two adjustably connected elements. spaced rollers adjustably mounted in said elements. an endless band passing over said rollers. one run of the band pas ing between the wringer rolls. to befrictionally driven thereby, means securing the support to the wringer drain board. and means for adjusting the elements of the support to vary the tension of the band.

8. A wringer attachment embodying a support, spaced rollers mounted upon the support, an endless band passing over said rollers. one run of the band passing between the wringer rolls. to be frictionally driven thereby. and a rib extending along each edge of the band. said rollers having grooves intermediate their respective ends and into which grooves the ribs project for holding the band flat and straight during operation.

9. A wringer attachment embodying a support. spaced rollers adjustably mounted upon the support, an endless band passing over said rollers, one run of the band passing between the wringer rolls. to be-frictionally driven thereby, and a rib extending along each edge of the hand, one of the wringer rolls having grooves intermediate its ends and into which grooves the ribs project to hold the band fiat and straight during operation.

10. A wringer attachment embodying pivotally connected elements having spaced bearing portions. said portions having a plurality of open bearings. rollers, trunnions at the ends of the rollers adapted to be inserted in the said open bearings. an endless band passing over the rollers. one of the runs of the band passing between the wringer rolls, an adjusting device contacting with portions of the said elements for relatively adjusting them to vary the tension of the band. and means for detachably securing the device to the drain board of the wringer.

11. A clothes wringer attachment embodying an endless flexible band. means for supporting the band from a wringer board, one run of the band passing between the wringer rolls. and means for maintaining the hand against twisting or wrinkling during the traveling of the band. the last recited means embodying a roller over which the band passes, said roller being of a length to extend entirely across the band and having agroove intermediate its ends. and a rib extending lengthwise of the band and adapted to travel in said groove.

In testimony whereof I- hai'e signed my name to this specification, on this 21stday 

